The "Scots" that wis uised in this airticle wis written bi a body that haesna a guid grip on the leid. Please mak this airticle mair better gin ye can.

A bairn , wee 'un , child ur littlin is a youthie body , a lad or lass . Wean , maistly in ra west, is particularly usit for young yins. While a bairn is defined as bein a body afore tha oncome o puberty , a body afore tha end o puberty, a body unner tha age o majority , ur itherweys. Tha term micht can define a relationship wi a Pawrent ur authority feegur an aw, ur seegnifee group membership in a clan , tribe , ur releegion ; ur it can seegnifee bein fell affectit by a specific time, place, ur circumstance, as in "we're aw Jock Tamson's bairns" ur "a bairn o tha Saxties." ^[1]

Tha term is ailsae uised doon tha northeast coast o Ingland, in Northumberland an tha east o Yorkshire, but wi varied spellins an pronunciation. It can be appliet tae ony wean who hasnae reachit pubertee.

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1. ↑ "American Heritage Dictionary" . 7 December 2007. Archived frae the original on 29 December 2007 . Retrieved 8 Apryle 2008 .

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